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I had the pleasure of shooting some senior portraits in and around downtown Minneapolis with a great young lady. It was a perfect, Minnesota day in the spring. This portrait session was great for a number of reasons:

beautiful young lady, very stylish, who was comfortable in front of the camera

she had an awesome wardrobe

she was looking for original, one of kind photos

Minneapolis is full of unique locations

the weather was perfect, with a slight breeze

But enough of me, rambling – again… on to some photos! All photos posted are SOOC.

The first location was a grungy railroad tressel. It was sweet! The contrast was awesome!

The sun made for the best lighting too…

We went down by 1st Avenue & Hennepin in downtown Minneapolis after an outfit change and took some really cool shots by a really cool wall and old alley. Check em out!

Before we left though, I had an idea. See if you like it…

Then back to the her condo for the last outfit change and up to the rooftop. Check out the view of Minneapolis! Again, another contrast – between her & her flowing dress and the sharp angles & brick buildings.

and to finish off the shoot, there was this wall that provided a nice matching color, along with contrast, texture and of course, the senior.

Last night, I had the pleasure of photographing engagement portraits of my June wedding clients, Jolene & Paul, here in Winona, MN. While the weather wasn’t as warm as it was supposed to be, it didn’t prevent us from getting some great portraits! These two are in LOVE and the smiles on their faces prove it.

**FYI – all of the following portraits are SOOC (Straight Out Of Camera), unless noted otherwise**

Here’s an enhanced black & white:

Being still pretty early in the Spring, there isn’t much for color in the trees. However, we found a nice evergreen and managed to get some nice color in the photo.

The next three photos are a perfect example of how these two were the whole time. Just looking at each other caused them both to smile so genuinely.

I mean, c’mon – look at these faces! You can see the happiness in their eyes…

We finished up near the bottom of the hillside along in Winona. All the leaves from Fall were still on the ground. The trees were still bare, but it made for a nice, private area where this last engagement photo was taken.

I look forward to working with you both in June as your wedding photographer, Jolene & Paul. Take care!!